Im a techno hater- we all know it. I’ve told you about 89 times now. I like to think of it as a little quirk of mine, but really I just sound like a whiney nuisance.

However, in light of the many tragic occurrences of late I decided to reflect on all that is good about the cyber world and specifically hypertext because that it what this course is about and that is what I am being graded on even though I often forget this and write random stuff instead of intelligent stuff. Stuff.

So here goes…

Hypertext, my old buddy. I give you grief don’t I pal? You play up on me all the time and sometimes you link me to places that I don’t even want to go but you just take me there anyway because it’s what you do.

I just want to take this moment to thank you for making my life, particularly my assignment life at uni, a little bit easier, by allowing me to browse the information I need at my perusal and then even helping me out by allowing me to visit related sites and articles when I didn’t even ask you. You’re like a mind reader at times and I really don’t give you enough credit or love.

Thank you for allowing me to reflect on the importance of the written word.

Thank you for extending my limited intelligence beyond where I ever thought possible.

Thank you for acting as an extension of myself just as the hammer acts as the extended arm of the tradesmen, as the spoon the stirrer of the chef and the sword the weapon of the knight (Jay David Bolter, 1991, pg 41). wot?

Today I say thanks.

Gracias amigo,

G-Town